Performance based planning in Queensland: A case of unintended plan-making outcomes

Frew, Travis; Baker, Douglas; Donehue, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.10.007

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“…Nevertheless, the consideration of techniques and strategies in existing studies can only ensure them to fulfill the environmental performance of water infrastructures, while the social functions of the waterfront spaces are difficult to guarantee. Therefore, to ensure the efficient and effective performance of urban waterfront spaces (Frew et al 2016 ), it is essential to understand if they can meet the requirements of social functions. With such, urban planners and designers can have a holistic vision towards the urban waterfront space planning and design, which is a critical requirement for either nature-based solutions or performance-based planning (Frantzeskaki 2019 ).…”

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Citizens’ preferences and attitudes towards urban waterfront spaces: a case study of Qiantang riverside development

Wang

Dewancker

2020

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Many cities are facing various environmental problems, where performance-based planning and nature-based solutions have been proposed to address such problems. As a natural landscape in the city, urban waterfront space has efficient ecological benefits, highquality landscape vision and environment, and it is an important carrier of citizens' activities. However, existing studies have mainly focused on coping with environmental problems, while social functions and strategies have been neglected. Therefore, this study aims to fill such research gaps by understanding the social performance of urban waterfront spaces. Field observation and questionnaire survey were conducted in a famous urban waterfront space, Qiantang riverside walkway, in Hangzhou, China. The results indicate that the Qiantang riverside walkway serves as a space for tourism, leisure and entertainment, as the visitors who lived more than 5 km away from here accounted for about 50% and the local people also accounted for about 50%. People's activities exhibited significantly temporal differences, where the occupation of the Qiantang riverside walkway reached a peak at night. For the people who lived far from here, they mainly depended on self-driving, which led to two critical problems relevant to transport linkage with the city and parking lot. Results also indicate that the landscape, supporting facilities and road functions could perform well among the mind of 102 respondents. However, public service and main facilities should be improved to meet more people's requirements. Moreover, importantly, the results indicate the phenomenon of stratification and agglomeration so that the similar aspects (e.g. rest seat quantity, rest seat style) could be merged into the same cluster (e.g. rest seat) for consideration in the urban waterfront space planning and design. This study also generates some implications for the renovation of urban waterfront spaces. Overall, this study provides people with basic understanding of the social performance of existing urban waterfront spaces, which can further promote urban planners and designers to comprehensively build sustainable, resilient and healthy water-based living environments.

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Citizens’ preferences and attitudes towards urban waterfront spaces: a case study of Qiantang riverside development

Wang

Dewancker

2020

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…The SEQ regional plan sets out an Urban Footprint, designed to contain urban expansion in the region. Planning in Brisbane and SEQ operates within a state-wide performance-based planning system designed to encourage flexibility and efficiency in the development process by assessing development proposals based on their merits and in keeping with community-based policy outcomes (Frew et al, 2016). While contentious, performance-based planning is predominantly advocated for its ability to reduce approval times, increase efficiencies, reduce negotiation and improve innovation in development proposals.…”

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“…While contentious, performance-based planning is predominantly advocated for its ability to reduce approval times, increase efficiencies, reduce negotiation and improve innovation in development proposals. Despite this, it is often criticised for not achieving the benefits it purports to deliver, for instance by lowering the standards of building regulation and by reinforcing the general climate and consequences of neo-liberal reform (Frew et al, 2016).…”

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Do ‘city shapers’ really support urban consolidation? The case of Brisbane, Australia

2017

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Cities all over the world have activated policy support for urban consolidation in recent decades. Rationales for urban consolidation focus on its perceived ability to achieve sustainability goals, including decreased automobile dependence, increased social cohesion and greater walkability. Despite this, there are few international examples of urban consolidation policy implementation that has achieved its stated aims. This paper explores the nature and character of perceptions of urban consolidation held by urban planners, developers, architects and local politicians. The perspectives held by these ‘city shapers’ are integral to urban consolidation debates and delivery, yet the nature and character of their specific views are underexplored in urban studies literature. This paper combines the theoretical lens of Social Representations Theory with the methodological approach of Q-methodology to understand the common sense understandings of urban consolidation held by city shapers in Brisbane, Australia. It identifies, synthesises and critically discusses the social representations employed by city shapers to understand, promote and communicate about urban consolidation. Findings indicate that urban consolidation debates and justifications diverge significantly from stated policy intentions and are based on differing views on ‘good’ urban form, the role of planning and community consultation and the value of higher density housing. We conclude that there is utility and value in identifying how urban consolidation strategies are influenced by the shared beliefs, myths and perceptions held by city shapers. Understanding these narratives and their influence is fundamental to understanding the power-laden manipulation of policy definitions and development outcomes.

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“…50 But, because of the shift towards PBP, it also meant that approximately 125 local governments had to prepare a new PBP scheme. 51 So, what is PBP? It stems from the concept of performance zoning, which was founded by American planner, Lane Kendig, in the 1970s.…”

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“…However, in the case of Queensland's experience with PBP, the theoretical benefits have been questioned. 151 It is important that planning schemes strike the right balance between flexibility and certainty. As expressed by Reynolds and Anderson: 152 The balance between flexibility and certainty is at the nub of any planning system.…”

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Planning – A Risky Business?

McInerney

2017

VUWLR

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Since the introduction of performance-based planning, Queensland's planning law framework has been repeatedly amended in response to complaints of complexity. This article traces Queensland's law reform journey and focuses on the issue of complexity in the context of planning schemes. The causes of complexity are diverse and to some extent remain unresolved. An issue that warrants more attention is the concept of "risk" in the context of planning (and particularly planning schemes). Risk-based approaches to regulation have been increasingly regarded as an effective way to manage risk and uncertainty. This article asks questions about risk concepts in planning and argues in favour of further research around a risk-based approach to planning scheme preparation.

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Performance based planning in Queensland: A case of unintended plan-making outcomes

Cited by 39 publications

References 14 publications

Citizens’ preferences and attitudes towards urban waterfront spaces: a case study of Qiantang riverside development

Citizens’ preferences and attitudes towards urban waterfront spaces: a case study of Qiantang riverside development

Do ‘city shapers’ really support urban consolidation? The case of Brisbane, Australia

Planning – A Risky Business?

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